Photo showing first Mudslide on Highway 25. 25 May 1962. Kitimat was cut off - travellers have to go by boat to be able to get to the Airport. Government officer, Shaw gave the theory of the earth heave; the layer of blue clay just beneath the earth's surface was unable to withstand the pressure of silt which had absorbed water from a stream running beneath the highway and into the lake. He said his men will drill test holes in the area in the next few days to try to determine how far down the unstable area goes and if there is a solid base for a road. Construction was stopped in the area - a lot of water is still running in and the ground is very unstable. Some workmen found sea shells buried in the clay. Transmission lines and poles would total at least $30,000.
Photo showing first Mudslide on Highway 25. 25 May 1962. Kitimat was cut off - travellers have to go by boat to be able to get to the Airport. Government officer, Shaw gave the theory of the earth heave; the layer of blue clay just beneath the earth's surface was unable to withstand the pressure of silt which had absorbed water from a stream running beneath the highway and into the lake. He said his men will drill test holes in the area in the next few days to try to determine how far down the unstable area goes and if there is a solid base for a road. Construction was stopped in the area - a lot of water is still running in and the ground is very unstable. Some workmen found sea shells buried in the clay. Transmission lines and poles would total at least $30,000.